Rocking-chair or amusement device for children



Aug. 4, 1925. 1,548,617

M. C. LA BELLE ROCKING CHAIR OR AMUSEMENT DEVICE FOR CHILDREN Filed Oct. 2'7, 1925 gnumlfoz Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

1,548,617 PATENT OFFICE.

MARIE'C. LA BELLE, or OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA.

Applicationfiled. October 27, 1923. .Serial No. 671,179.

To all whom ztlmay concern."

Be it known that I, MARIE O. LA. BELLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oklahoma City, in the county of Oklahoma and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Rocking-Chair or Amusement Device for Children; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a rocking chair and particularly to one which may be used by children and which may also be designed for the purpose of their amusement.

It is aimed to provide a novel chair or similar construction capable of having its frame made from a plurality'of hoops or rings arranged in crossed relation so as to constitute rockers and also so as to constitute means to support a seat.

A further object is to provide such a construction as facilitates the use of bells or other means to amuse the user of the chair and also to provide novel means to limit the rocking movement of the article.

Various additional objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings t Figure 1 is a plan view of the device;

Figure 2 is a front end elevation there of, and

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the article.

Like reference characters designate like or similar parts in the different views.

In reducing the invention to practice, a frame A is employed which consists of two wooden, metallic or other hoops 10, preferably round. One of the hoops is inserted through the other hoop and the two hoops are suitably fastened together as by brazing or otherwise as at 11, whereby they will be in rigid cross relation as best shown in Figure 2.

The wooden or other seat 12 is suspended from the hoops 10 as by means of wires or cables 13, at each side of the seat, all being fastened relatively close together at 14 to the uppermost portions of the hoops but being in spaced relation at their lowermost portions and fastened as at 15 to the seat. The seat 12 will thus be in a horizontal position when the frame is at rest and as shown in Figure 3. A suitable back 16 may rise rigidly from seat 12 and have an adjustable retaining strap or belt as at 17, fastened thereto, and the portions of which are preferably separable and adjustable at a buckle 18.

' Those portions of the hoops 10 below the points of connection 11, and as at 19 constitute rockers for the device since they are arcuate and directly engage the floor or support. These portions at their tread surfaces may have tires 20 suitably fastened thereto and which tires may be of rubber so as to reduce noise to prevent any tendency of the device to creep. The tires of course may be omitted entirely if desired.

Adjacent the ends of the portions 19, they are provided with projections 21, which may also be of rubber and form part of the tires, being designed to engage the floor or supporting surface so as to limit the rocking movement of the device in both directions, by their engagement with the floor.

Those portions ofthe hoops 10 above the points of connection 11 preferably have any suitable number of bells 22 flexibly suspended therefrom as at 23, and which bells are designed to ring as the device is rocked, in order to add to the amusement of the user.

In use, the child occupies the seat 12 and by movement of its body causes the frame A to rock on the runners 19. The child is preferably strapped to the chair by the element 17 and of course the chair is flexibly connected to the frame so as to be capable of swinging independently of the frame, by means of the cables 13. The rocking movement of the frame of course causes the bells 22 to be agitated and to ring and the rocking movement is limited both forwardly and backwardly by means of the engagement of stops 21 with the'fioor, or other supporting surface. With a child of suflicient size, the feet may be placed in contact with the forward ends of the runners 19 to best serve as foot rests.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A device of the class described having a frame provided with hoop elements in cross relation constituting rockers, and a seat supported from the frame, the crossed hoops forming foot rests for the occupant of the seat; Y

2.. A device ofthe. class describedhaving a frame provided with hoop elements in cross relation connected at their pointsof intersection, the lower portions of the elements constituting rockers and a seat supported fromthe frame the crossed hoops forming foot rests for the occupant of the seat.

3. A device of the class described consisting of a frame composed entirely of hoops in cross relation connected at their points of intersection so that their lower portions will" constitute rockers, a seat, and supporta ing means for the seat suspending thesalne solely from the hoops and engaging the hoops above the said points of intersection.

4:. A device of the class described consisting of a fralne having hoops in crossed relaseat and connected to the rockers achacent their uppermost portions, the crossed hoops forming foot rests for tie occupant of t re seat. a

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses: l

M. S. A'rnissoN, RAYMOND 'BORDEN.

MARIE c. 19A mints, p l 

